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1. Pilot
Community Score
| 7.9 Good |
Edward Stratton III didn't even know that he had a son. Now his preteen son wishes to move in.
Director: Bob Lally
Guest star: Jason Bateman (Derek Taylor) , Robert Picardo (Louis Morgan)
2. Boys Will Be Boys
First aired: 10/2/1982 Production Code: 0104Ricky's friend Derek moves into the neighborhood and convinces him that the only reason Edward doesn't punish him is because he doesn't love him.
Director: Jack Shea
Guest star: Jason Bateman (Derek Taylor)
3. Grandfather Stratton
Community Score
| 8.3 Great |
Ricky wants to meet his grandfather.
Director: Jack Shea
Guest star: John Houseman (Grandfather, Edward W. Stratton II)
4. Me & Mr. T
Community Score
| 7.5 Good |
When Ricky is bullied at school, Edward hires a bodyguard to make sure the problem never happens again.
Director: Jack Shea
Guest star: Mr. T (himself), John P. Navin, Jr. (Ox), Aileen Fitzpatrick (Miss Campbell), Darien Dash (Clarence)
5. Takin' a Chance on Love
Community Score
| 9.0 Superb |
Ricky gets his first taste of puppy love when a new girl named Sally Frumbel transfers to his school.
Director: Jack Shea
Guest star: Jason Bateman (Derek Taylor) , Amanda Peterson (Sally Frumbel), Louis Guss (Soda Jerk)
6. Evelyn Returns
Community Score
| 7.2 Good |
Ricky's mother Evelyn arrives to challenge Edward for custody.
Director: Jack Shea
Guest star: Christine Belford (Evelyn Stratton)
7. The Great Computer Caper
Community Score
| 5.7 Mediocre |
Ricky goes on the run after hacking into a top secret government file.
Director: Jack Shea
Guest star: Peter Jason (McConnell), John Anderson (I) (Captain), James Staley (Ferguson), Gary Coleman (Arnold Jackson), Robert Tessier (Jack Emish), Jim B. Baker (Highway Hank), Stan Ross (Peeping Tom)
8. I'm Just Wild About Harry
Community Score
| 5.3 Mediocre |
Ricky and Derek find a lost orangutan in a cemetery, and Ricky wants to keep him.
9. Honor Thy Father
Community Score
| 7.2 Good |
Ricky forces Edward to attend a banquet honoring Edward II.
Director: Jack Shea
Guest star: John Houseman (Grandfather, Edward W. Stratton II), Jason Bateman (Derek Taylor) , Jack Manning (Master of Ceremonies)
10. Father Nature
Community Score
| 8.9 Great |
Ricky convinces Edward to take him camping so he can earn his badger paws.
11. A Little Magic
Community Score
| 8.4 Great |
Convinced that Kate is in love with him, Ricky decides to set her up with Edward.
Director: Jack Shea
Guest star: Jason Bateman (Derek Taylor) , Sharon Stone (Debbie), Frank DeVol (Bernie)
12. Falling in Love Again
Community Score
| 7.2 Good |
Kate goes on a grudge date to make Edward jealous. It works and the two admit their feelings for each other in the middle of Carnegie Hall.
Director: Jack Shea
Guest star: Jason Bateman (Derek Taylor) , John Reilly (Bob Danish)
13. The Best Christmas Ever
Community Score
| 7.9 Good |
Edward and Ricky play Santa to a family living in a cave on their property.
Director: Jack Shea
Guest star: Joey Lawrence (Joey Thompson), D.J. Sydney (Ellen), Rick Lenz (Jack)
14. The Most Beautiful Girl in the World
Community Score
| 8.6 Great |
After Derek saves his life Ricky is forced to pose as his date at a co-ed party.
Director: Jack Shea
Guest star: Jason Bateman (Derek Taylor), Corky Pigeon (Freddy Lippincottleman) , Bobby Fite (J.T. Martin), Martha Nix (Cindy Fairchild)
15. Twelve Angry Kids
Community Score
| 5.5 Mediocre |
Ox, the bully, (see Me and Mr. T) is in a wheelchair, and he takes Ricky to court for whiplash. Ricky insists that the jury be made up of twelve kids.
Director: Jack Shea
Guest star: Nathan Illes (Juror #3), Lisa Marie Moore (Juror #1), B.J. Barie (Juror #2), Patrick Cronin (Willard Doyle), Jack Kruschen (Judge Nutterman), Jim B. Baker (Alan Watenmaker), Sal Viscuso (Bailiff), John P. Navin, Jr. (Ox)
16. The Toy Wonder
Community Score
| 8.8 Great |
Ricky pretends to like an obnoxious girl so Edward can hire her as a toy consultant.
Director: Jack Shea
Guest star: Jason Bateman (Derek Taylor) , Allison Smith (Barbra Webster)
17. Popcorn
Community Score
| 7.7 Good |
Ricky volunteers Edward to buy 1000 bags of popcorn to send the band to Washington.
Director: Jack Shea
Guest star: Corky Pigeon (Freddy Lippincottleman), Jason Bateman (Derek Taylor) , Jessie Lee Smith (Lisa), Helen Winston (Woman #2), Byron Paul (Man #2), Nancy Bernstein (Woman #1), Dawn Schroder (Pretty Girl), David Byrd (Man #1)
18. Junior Businessman
Community Score
| 8.2 Great |
Edward gives Ricky an ice cream parlor to run for a week as a school assignment.
Director: Jack Shea
Guest star: Jason Bateman (Derek Taylor), Franklyn Seales (Dexter Roosevelt Stuffins) , Bobby Fite (J.T. Martin), Ivan Bonar (Smiley), William McDonald (Coach), Jeanne Determann (The Lady), Bernard Kuby (The Man)
19. Three's a Crowd
Community Score
| 8.7 Great |
Ricky feels left out when Kate joins them on a ski trip.
Director: Jack Shea
Guest star: Jason Bateman (Derek Taylor) , Julie Marie (Lynne)
20. The Empire Strikes Out
Community Score
| 7.0 Good |
Edward II tries to get Kate to move to California so Edward will marry someone to expand the family fortune.
Director: Jack Shea
Guest star: John Houseman (Grandfather, Edward W. Stratton II)
21. Won't You Go Home, Bob Danish?
Community Score
| 5.0 Mediocre |
The man Kate once used to make Edward jealous (see Falling In Love Again) crashes his airplane in the Stratton's backyard to impress her.
Director: Jack Shea
Guest star: John Reilly (Bob Danish), Pamela Murphy (Pam)
22. The 'X' Team
Community Score
| 7.3 Good |
Kate catches Ricky, JT and Freddy watching an x-rated movie while Edward is sleeping.
Director: Jack Shea
Guest star: Corky Pigeon (Freddy Lippincottleman) , Bobby Fite (J.T. Martin), Barbara Pariot (Margaret), Gordon Goodman (Charles)
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